Scott County (Ky.) High School opened its season with a 42-38 victory over Lafayette in the nightcap of a Saturday doubleheader, but the Cardinals were anything but jubilant afterward.

Grayson Miller, a senior receiver/safety who has verbally committed to play football at Michigan State, hurt his ankle in the game’s opening minutes. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance.

Scott County coach Jim McKee said Miller needs ankle surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

McKee said when he went onto the field to check on Miller, he knew it was bad news.

“I didn’t coach the rest of the game,” McKee said. “I just stood there. I was just sick about Grayson.

“I’ve been coaching 23 years, and he had worked harder in the preseason than any kid I’ve ever coached. All the extra work he did with Clay, they were going to be a dynamic duo this year.”

Clay McKee, the coach’s son, is Scott County’s quarterback.

“I was amazed that our kids were able to hang in there and play as well as they did,” Jim McKee said.

Miller is rated a three-star recruit by rivals.com and is expected to be a safety in college. He can sign a national letter of intent with the Spartans in February.

Notes: Former MSU cornerback Johnny Adams was waived by the Indianapolis Colts today. ... Former MSU running back Edwin Baker was waived by the Cleveland Browns. ... The AFCA Coaches’ Trophy, a.k.a. the crystal football, will be on MSU’s campus for the Spartans’ home opener vs. Jacksonville State (7:30 p.m. Friday, BTN). Michigan State is the first stop of a ten-city tour during which fans will have the opportunity to take photos with the trophy.